Since 2014 Beneath's Mistry label has been an outlet for new talent showcasing debut releases from Laksa, Gaunt, and Kailin, alongside unique records from fledgling artists such as Batu and Chevel. After taking a side step away from the dancefloor with Kailin's album Fracture (MISTRY 001LP, 2017), Mistry steps back onto the dancefloor, albeit it in an awkward off-key fashion, with a 12" from Beneath himself.

Long overdue appearance from one of the OGs: Beneath, finally on Hotline Recordings -- back when he had just released the first No Symbols white labels, he was one of if not the first to take UK funky darkside, injecting that sense of dread that is integral to the UK's underground sonics. It's a sound that he's been refining for a while now -- from those early hand-stamped whites to standout records on Tectonic and PAN. Nobody does it quite like Beneath, and Hotline Recordings have scooped up some of his finest cuts to date. Edition of 500.

Beneath presents an EP for his own label, No Symbols. The Quietus on No Symbols 006: "Across six releases on that label as well as a clutch of material shared via others over the years, the producer's music has always embodied everything that's exciting about bass-driven UK club music with its murky sub-bass, rolling drums and paranoia-inducing melodies... What's most exceptional about Beneath's work, as summed up on this latest release, is how clear-cut his genre influences are and yet how difficult to tie down it is to perhaps one easily boxed-in sub-genre or scene."

Since 2012, the Sheffield-based producer Beneath has carved a steadfast reputation with an ascetic production technique, augmenting the dread and atmosphere of early DMZ dubs with the velocity of classic grime and bleep techno, and the haughty rudeness of early New York house, minting a distinct new sound which sent shockwaves through the scene, thanks to his now-legendary showcase mix for Keysound. Beneath's PAN 12" consolidates up-to-the-minute electronics and rooted dancefloor dynamics with incisive style and pattern. All four tracks are skeletal but big-boned rollers' riddims and masterful exercises in dancefloor pressure. "Bored 2" is rent with cattle-prod grime stabs and a show-stealing, radioactive bass roil, whereas the hunched, grimy rolige of "Occupy" is all about his shifty, idiosyncratic syncopation. "One Blings" cools out on buoyant subs with glass-cut electronic motifs standing miles out from his scene, and "Stress 1" trips out with restless drums and lucid electronics tessellating dipping rhythms with skin-prickling harmonic resonance. It adds up to the freshest mutation of accelerated UK dub/soundsystem culture, stoking an aesthetic extant since the first rumblings of Saxon Studio International and Coxsone in the late '70s/early '80s, through the forward-leanings of the contemporary UK sound in 2014, mapping the software timbres and possibilities of new technology to the timeless mantra of rudeboy dub proper, yielding maximum affect from optimized elements. Mastered and cut by Rashad Becker at Dubplates & Mastering, pressed on 140 gram white vinyl. Housed in a silk screened PVC sleeve with artwork by Kathryn Politis & Bill Kouligas.

Beneath has been amassing support for his unique take on the 120-130 bpm tempo range with releases on Keysound and his own No Symbols imprint. Starting with a UK funky-inspired rhythmic backbone, Beneath moves things deep, dark, rolling and tribal with a sound palette that touches very much on the early aesthetic of dubstep circa 2003-2005. "Duty" is pure sonic warfare, condensed into 125 bpm and charged with system-punching weight. "Texers" continues the theme with a no-compromise approach and bags of attitude.

Beneath is that rarest of entities within underground concentric circles: an artist with his own unmistakable sound. Dark, rolling, and percussive, Beneath reverently references the edgy experiments of dubstep pioneers Youngsta and Hatcha while building on the beat foundations of more recent underground house and UK funky artists. Features five original productions: "Prangin," "Wonz," "Blonde," "Illusion," and "Tribulation." Stripped back and ruff. Also features his remix of Balistiq Beats' "Yardman" with Roll Deep MC Jamakabi.